STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 12/03/24!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Hey gang! My apologies for failing to post last week! Between traveling for the holidays, and a rigorous work week leading up to Thanksgiving, I unfortunately didn't have the time to share this past week's new Blu-ray & 4K releases! But now I'm back (and nearly a week late) with the newest batch of discs that you just might want to add to your collection!

The biggest "surprise" this week is that Disney's deluxe 4K steelbook releases of their most recent Marvel and STAR WARS fare (listed below). With the current glut of streaming platforms and the limited digital availability of some films and TV series, it's nice to see that "The House of Mouse" is still catering to us collectors! (Here's hoping NetFlix pays attention and follows suit at some point!)

Speaking of steelbooks, there's a LOT of them out this week: 20th Century Films' ALIEN: ROMULUS (a film that I found to be frustratingly disappointing), MPI's HATCHET COLLECTION (originally a Dark Sky Films' website exclusive - comes with a new hour-long documentary), Paramount's GALAXY QUEST (new 4K restoration, Dolby Atmos audio, & featurette) and PULP FICTION (new fancy packaging, lobby cards, and other "junk"), Universal's 20th Anniversary Edition of SHAUN OF THE DEAD (new 4K restoration, Dolby Atmos audio, & 20th anniversary featurette), and Scream Factory's (now triple-dipped) PUMPKINHEAD. 

Aside from a new 4K restoration made from the film's original negative, the only thing to set this release apart from the ones that came before it is its bad-ass cover art! (I've seen a lot of folks complaining about it online, but I think it looks absolutely savage!) As for extras, nothing new has been added, but at least the wealth of the bonus features from previous releases have been ported over, including: a feature-length commentary, a tribute to director Stan Winston, a five-part making-of documentary, cast & crew interviews, and more!

Other discs of note: Dark Sky Films' RIPPY (a killer zombie kangaroo epic starring Michael Biehn - available on both Blu-ray and 4K UHD), Universal's THE WILD ROBOT (a heartfelt animated feature that everyone seemed to love), Scream Factory's 4K of THE GIFT (lots of bonus features, plus Katie Holmes topless in 4K!), and Severin Films' HARD WOOD: THE ADULT FEATURES OF ED WOOD (4 feature films, some with soft and hardcore cuts) and THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES (now separate from their Ray Dennis Steckler set)!

As always, there are plenty of new releases I didn't mention so be sure to scroll down to take a peek at the full roster of new Blus & 4Ks!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Ahsoka: The Complete Season One (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney)
Alien: Romulus (4K UHD - 20th Century Films/Disney)
Alien: Romulus (4K UHD Steelbook - 20th Century Films/Disney)
Galaxy Quest (4K UHD - 25th Anniversary - Paramount)
Galaxy Quest (4K UHD - 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Paramount)
The Gift (2000 - 4K UHD Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Hawkeye: The Complete First Season (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney/Marvel)
Loki: The Complete Second Season (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney/Marvel)
The Mandalorian: The Complete Season 3 (4K UHD - Collector's Edition Steelbook - Disney)
Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition 4K UHD - Paramount - Amazon Exclusive)
Pumpkinhead (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Scream Factory)
Rippy (4K UHD - Dark Sky Films)
Shaun of the Dead (20th Anniversary Edition 4K UHD - Universal)
Shaun of the Dead (4K UHD - 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook - Universal)
Watchmen: Chapter II (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
The Wild Robot (4K UHD - Universal)



NEW TO BLU-RAY
Alien: Romulus (20th Century Films/Disney)
The Blood Ship (Sony Pictures)
Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Arc (Crunchyroll)
The Dunwich Horror (Standard Edition - Arrow Video)
Gushing Over Magical Girls: Season One (Sentai)
Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood (Severin Films)
Hatchet: The Complete Collection (Limited Edition Steelbook - MPI)
Hell Hike (Unrated - Die Star Pictures)
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies?! (Special Edition - Severin Films)
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Demon Slayer - Swordsmith Village Arc (Crunchyroll)
Mill of the Stone Women (Standard Edition - Arrow Video)
Never Let Go (Lionsgate)
Rippy (Dark Sky Films)
Satan's Sadists & Angels' Wild Women (Double Feature - Severin Films)
Scala!!! (Collector's Set - Severin Films)
South Park: The End of Obesity (Paramount)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (50th Anniversary Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Train (60th Anniversary Special Edition - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Watchmen: Chapter II (Warner Bros.)
The Wild Robot (Universal)

 

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 09/26/23!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings fellow collectors, and welcome to another (late) edition of  Stock Your Vault! This week is filled with new titles on Blu-ray and 4K disc, so hopefully you've been prepping for a few weeks, squirreling away a little extra expendable income to help grow your physical media collection!

There were a lot of new 4K titles released this week: Sony Pictures released I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, as well as new 4K steelbooks of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, and a "reprinting" of their Limited Edition double feature of GHOSTBUSTERS & GHOSTBUSTERS II!
 

Blue Underground added to the 4K flood with THE GIRL FROM RIO, Paramount (who seems to be vying to be the most popular studio with collectors) with their new 4K steelbook of HALLOWEEN H20, Arrow Video with CARLITO'S WAY, Criterion with MOONAGE DAYDREAM (starring David Bowie!), and Synapse Films with their standard edition of Argento's TENEBRAE.

On the Blu-ray side, we got two shot-on-video titles from Visual Vengeance, namely THE ABOMINATION and REPLIGATOR, AMAZON JAIL 1 & 2 (a Brazilian exploitation double feature) from Vinegar Syndrome, Kino Lorber's DEATH WISH 4: THE CRACKDOWN and DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH, and a classic b-movie double feature of THE GIANT GILA MONSTER and THE KILLER SHREWS from Film Masters!

Disney released season one of Marvel's above average LOKI TV series (also available on 4K), Strand Releasing unveiled their long-awaited "remixed and remastered" Blu of THE DOOM GENERATION, and Severin Films gave us DRACULA AND SON starring Christopher Lee!

With so many great titles out this week, I was hard-pressed to choose one to be my "pick of the week!" In the end I settled on Scream Factory's new 3-Disc 4K Collector's Edition of George Mihalka's Canadian slasher, MY BLOODY VALENTINE. While it is essentially a repackaging of the previous Collector's Edition Blu-ray, this release does feature an all new 4K restoration of the uncut version of the movie, plus new (but old) cover art!  

Believe it or not, even after rattling off all of those titles, there's still plenty of other new discs out this week, so be sure to scroll down to see the full list of new Blu-rays and 4Ks!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY
Carlito's Way (4K UHD - Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
The Fifth Element (4K UHD - Steelbook - Sony Pictures)
Ghostbusters 1 & 2 (4K UHD - Limited Edition Steelbook "Reprint" - Sony Pictures)
The Girl from Rio (4K UHD - Blue Underground)
Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (4K UHD Steelbook - Paramount)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (4K UHD - Sony Pictures)
Loki: Season 1 (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Disney)
Moonage Daydream (4K UHD - Criterion Collection)
My Bloody Valentine (1981 - 4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Natural Born Killers (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Shout Select)
Tenebrae (4K UHD - Special Edition - Synapse Films)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Train (4K UHD - Kino Lorber Studio Classics)



NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Abomination (Limited Edition - Visual Vengeance)
Amazon Jail 1 & 2 (Vinegar Syndrome)
Death Wish IV: The Crackdown (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
The Doom Generation (Remixed and Remastered - Strand Releasing)
Dracula and Son (Severin Films)
Gatchaman: The Complete Collection (Sentai)
The Giant Gila Monster (w/ bonus film The Killer Shrews - Special Edition - Film Masters)
Goodbye Mr. Loser (Bayview Entertainment)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony Pictures)
Interview With the Vampire: Season 1 (RLJ/Image Entertainment)
Jeans Blues: No Future (Discotek Media)
Loki: Season 1 (Collector's Edition - Disney)
Moonage Daydream (Criterion Collection)
Natty Knocks (Vertical Entertainment)
Pennyworth: The Complete Series (HBO/Warner Bros.)
Pennyworth: The Third and Final Season (HBO/Warner Bros.)
RepliGator (Limited Edition - Visual Vengeance)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Universal)
Sgt. Frog: Seasons 3 & 4 (Discotek Media)
Star Trek Prodigy: Season One (Episodes 11 - 20, Paramount)
What is Buried Must Remain (Bayview Entertainment)
Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2-Film Collection - Warner Bros.)

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New Blu-rays & 4K Discs for 02/07 & 02/14!

 

Vault Master's Pick of the Week(s)!

Happy Valentine's Day Vault Dwellers! Since the release slate is still a little sparse this early in the year, I doubled up on the first two weeks of February! While there isn't a huge number of new titles to brag about, there are some definite must-owns sprinkled over the first half of the month that would be perfect gifts for the cult and exploitation film aficionado that you love and cherish!

Last week Scream Factory dropped their new 4K Collector's Edition of BUBBA HO-TEP, Disney released BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER onto all formats, Arrow Video gave us Special Edition Blu-rays of .COM FOR MURDER and THE VAGRANT, and Unearthed Films surprised us all with THE GRAND TOUR on Blu-ray disc!

Ronin Flix released BECKY and a double feature of FIST OF LEGEND & TAI CHI MASTER, Severin Films' long delayed Blu of MARDI GRAS MASSACRE was finally unleashed upon the world, and Kino Lorber Studio Classics put out THAT MAN BOLT onto Blu-ray! It's also important to note that new boutique label Terror Vision debuted ATTACK OF THE KILLER REFRIDGERATOR and THE HOOK OF WOODLAND HEIGHTS on Blu-ray, and Aussie label Umbrella Entertainment released a 3-film THIS IS ART collection featuring ALL HALLOW'S EVE, and both TERRIFIER films!

This week has a really small roster of new releases, but there are some real gems that you'll want to add to your growing/evolving collections. Indicator enters the Region A Blu-ray market with their cool new ENTER SANTO: THE FIRST ADVENTURES OF THE SILVER MASKED MAN, Shout! Factory brings two martial arts classics to Blu-ray, namely IRON MONKEY and ZU: WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN, and Arrow Video just released their new GIALLO ESSENTIALS set, which contains THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF HER GRAVE, THE IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE, and THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR.

Well Go USA released the new blood-soaked action-horror film PROJECT WOLF HUNTING, and Mill Creek Entertainment (who just recently won a contract to release Disney titles to Blu-ray!) dropped two multi-film collections: The SCI-FI VAULT COLLECTION is a four-film set that contains 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH, CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, and THE 30 FOOT  BRIDES OF CANDY ROCK! THRILLERS FROM THE VAULT is an 8-film set that contains THE BLACK ROOM, THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG, BEFORE I HANG, THE MAN WITH NINE LIVES, THE BOOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU, THE DEVIL COMMANDS, THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE, and FIVE!

But my pick of the week(s) is being awarded to Lightyear Entertainment's new 4K release of THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING. Along with the big upgrade in the audio and picture quality, the disc has quite a few bonus features. All of the previous extras from MVD Rewind's release seem to be included (including a fantastic commentary from Director Jim Wynorski), as are two new surprises: A Rifftones music video (Your Ever-Lovin' Swamp Thing) and a new interview with producer Michael E. Uslan!

There are plenty of other new titles out now that I haven't mentioned, so be sure to keep scrolling to see the full roster for the first half of February!

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY (02/07/23)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (4K UHD - Disney)
Bubba Ho-Tep (4K UHD - Collector's Edition - Scream Factory)
Legion of Super-Heroes (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
The Return of Swamp Thing (4K UHD - Lightyear Entertainment)

 

NEW TO BLU-RAY (02/07/23)
.Com for Murder (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Attack of the Killer Refridgerator / The Hook of Woodland Heights (Terror Vision)
Becky (Special Edition - Ronin Flix)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney)
Fist of Legend & Tai Chi Master (Jet Li Double Feature - Ronin Flix)
The Grand Tour (1991 - Unearthed Films)
Kamen Rider Ryuki: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)
Legion of Super-Heroes (Warner Bros.)
Mardi Gras Massacre (Severin Films)
The Retaliators (Quiver Films)
That Man Bolt (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
This is Art (Collector's Edition - Umbrella Entertainment Exclusive - All Hallow's Eve, Terrifier 1 & 2)
The Vagrant (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
V/H/S/ 99 (Shudder)
Waitress! - Director's Cut (Troma)
A Woman Kills (Special Edition - Radiance)



NEW TO BLU-RAY (02/14/23)
3 Days of the Condor (Blu-ray/Digital - Paramount)
Dark Glasses (RLJE Films)
Enter Santo: The First Adventures of the Silver Masked Man (Limited Edition - Indicator)
Giallo Essentials: White Edition (3-Disc Limited Edition - Arrow Video)
Iron Monkey (1993 - Shout! Factory)
Project Wolf Hunting (Well Go USA)
Sci-Fi From the Vault: 4-Classic Films (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Strange World (Disney)
Thrillers from the Vault: 8-Classic Horror Films (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (Shout! Factory)

 

James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 now available on all formats!

JAMES GUNN'S HIT SEQUEL PROVIDES AN AWESOME MIX OF ACTION, HUMOR, AND MUSIC! GET IT TODAY ON DVD, BLU-RAY, OR 4K UHD!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 was (thus far) my favorite film of 2017! It's funny, has some great action sequences and effects, and so many surprisingly heartfelt moments. It's a big step up from the previous installment, and I for one cannot wait to see Marvel's Cosmic Cinematic Universe expand to include more characters! (Also, more James Gunn films please!)

I should also note that this release is the first title that Disney has released on 4K! So it looks like James Gunn's got even more bragging rights now!

Synopsis: Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, the film's storyline continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians (Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket) must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand!

Blu-ray Disc Specs:
Rated PG-13 | Color | 136 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Frenchy & Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1

4K UHD Disc Specs:
Video - 2160p Widescreen (2.39:1)
Audio - English Dolby Atmos, English/Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio, and French 5.1 Dolby Digital.

Extras:

• The Making of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – A four-part, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, done in the style of classic-rock album liner notes.
• Visionary Intro with Director James Gunn.
• Guardians Inferno Music Video featuring David Hasslehoff and "The Sneeps."
• Gag Reel
• Deleted Scene
• Audio Commentary with Director James Gunn.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is currently available wherever discs are sold! Get the Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack from AMAZON or BULLMOOSE today! If you have the latest high-tech movie viewing equipment that's on the market, then pick up the 4K/Blu-ray/Digital HD combo pack at AMAZON or BULLMOOSE!